Invalid-bed.



W. H. FITZ GERALD.

INVALIDBED.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.29. 1917.

1,300,364, Patented Apr. 15,1919.

1 (f 6' 0 L r 'I D C: .l I 1 l dzd'l v'/ 1 v ..YBeg'it-.known that. I,1I,WALTER H. FITz wnn'rnn mirrrzfcERALn, or"v BROOKLYN; NEW'item1."k

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, Apfpi'ieetien mea september 2e, 1erav i seriei ne. ,196,94-1i l.Gynrar-JD, `a citizen of .theUnitedgStates-, residing'at Brooklyn,` in the county of Kings @d .State Ovf 1 New' YOrh-have invented Ycerof whicltthefollowingisf aspecithereof willbe considerably reduced andzbe ki' within the reach ofthe general public.

A still further object is to provide a construction which can be readily applied to any existing bed1without requiring any material changes thereof.

i lWith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, combinartion, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and vset forth in the appended claims.

` wider than 'the opening b1 .Reference is had to the accompanying y drawing in which similar-.characters denote corresponding parts and in which Figure 1 is a. plan view of my improved bed; Fig.

V2 is apartial longitudinal section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the commode an bed pan' contained therein. l

-The bed ci is of ordinary or conventional construction with a spring b constitutingthe bed bottom and c a mattress resting on the spring. i

My invention consists substantiallyin the particular construction o-f the bed bottom 'and yof the mattress, and in the combination thereof with means for the support of a bed pan so that the rinvalid may use the bed an without the necessityv of being lifted or shifted from one place to another. To this end, the spring b is provided with a cut out portion b1 of rectangular shape and arranged substantially in'v the center thereof. The mattress c is `also provided with a cut out portion c1 of similar shape but somewhat in the spring and extending from the inner or head end of the ropening I tothe rear end of the mattress.

The cut 1n the mattress extends thrcu the entire thiekness of. the 'same and orme latter.

ymeasured as to hout 1 closed by azfmattress vsection.` d1 .which is .adapted tosldbly fitingthe cutsoutepol'.-

tion c1, and islmadeof a length'iequaltoythe d may be provided `withL an extension' d1 formed with .ak groove or opening d2. tofs'e'rve as a grasp or handle whereby 'the sectonid can,fbe:manipulated when fity is desired: to dlsa sans ...sa raalte@prima Atl its outer orgrear. endxthe section j;

`.pl ce' it ini 'order .tof uncoverg the-openings arranging the cut 4out i portion to extendand the mattress section al to slide longitudinally :foff the mattress theisamem'ay :beearranged transversely of the bed. l

lndlcates a commode of any suitable construction `and y,whioh'is to contain the bedy pan f. This commode may be suitably sup-V fported by the bed bottom or loosely placed on which the` mattress under the bed to be in rangegwith the openings b1, c1( The same consists of a substantiallycylindrical receptacle openv on its topy pan of similar shape is suit-` and in whicha ably and removably supported. The pan is provided at its open end withan annular flange f1 which in circumference is so adpass through the openings b1,

c1. The pan may also be provided withvertical' ribs around its outer circumference,

which may slidably engage corresponding guide grooves made on the inner face ofthe commode, the pan and commode in height being so admeasured that when the pan f f of the mattress, lower ends will with said groovesof is lifted into the opening c1 the saidvvertical ribs at their remain in engagement the commode so that beingv released from own gravity, slide vertically back into its lowered posltlon.

In order to support the pan in position of use within the opening c1 of the mattress I provide a bifurcated member g whichwhen placed across the openings b1, c1 will rest with its ends on the parts of the mattress extending at the sides of the opening thereof and which member is ca p abie of enga "ng the pan belcw, the flange v' tas shawn in' ig..

after use the pan upon the fork g will, by Vits t flange' from said' member; Theimemberyg has a' raSp y? wbrebyit am@ www:

VVielntly; andled. v

f" polmoni' w. ambi@ slidfably figtigigip opening extending @11.* the Way througthe L nclV ada ted ifft da, 

